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  "releaseUrl": "https://www.bidbro.com/observatory/virginia-beach-permit-pulse",
  "toolUrl": "https://www.bidbro.com/tools/virginia-beach-permit-wait-times",
  "generatedOn": "2026-08-28",
  "window": {
    "start": "2023-01-01",
    "end": "2026-08-21"
  },
  "measure": "calendar days from the application date the city recorded to the issue date the city recorded",
  "percentileRule": "nearest-rank, not interpolated — every published percentile is a value some permit actually took",
  "minCellN": 30,
  "source": {
    "publisher": "City of Virginia Beach — Planning Department, Development Services Center",
    "datasetTitle": "Building Permits Applications",
    "portal": "https://data.virginiabeach.gov/",
    "statisticsPage": "https://planning.virginiabeach.gov/divisions-offices/planning-statistics/building-permit-statistics"
  },
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    "median": 1,
    "p75": 4,
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      "p75": 3,
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    },
    {
      "permitType": "Mechanical",
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      "median": 1,
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    },
    {
      "permitType": "Plumbing",
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    },
    {
      "permitType": "Gas",
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    },
    {
      "permitType": "Elevator",
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      "median": 8,
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      "p90": 24
    }
  ],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}